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suffix
1Denoting a person or thing that performs a specified action or activity.
‘farmer’- ‘sprinkler’
2Denoting a person or thing that has a specified attribute or form.
‘foreigner’- ‘two-wheeler’
3Denoting a person concerned with a specified thing or subject.
‘milliner’- ‘philosopher’
4Denoting a person belonging to a specified place or group.
‘city-dweller’- ‘New Yorker’
Origin
Old English -ere, of Germanic origin.
suffix
Forming the comparative of adjectives (as in bigger) and adverbs (as in faster).
Origin
Old English suffix -ra (adjectival), -or (adverbial), of Germanic origin.
suffix
Forming frequentative verbs such as glimmer, patter.
Origin
Old English -erian, -rian, of Germanic origin.
Pronunciation
-er
/?/suffix
Forming nouns used informally, usually by distortion of the root word.
‘footer’- ‘rugger’
Origin
Probably an extended use of -er; originally Rugby School slang, later adopted at Oxford University, then extended into general use.
Pronunciation
-er
/?/suffix
1Forming nouns such as sampler.
- 1.1Forming nouns such as butler, danger.
- 1.2Forming nouns such as border.
- 1.3Forming nouns such as laver.See laver
2Forming nouns equivalent to -or.
Origin
Via Old French or Anglo-Norman French (see above).
Pronunciation
-er
/?/suffix
Law(forming nouns) denoting verbal action or a document effecting such action.
‘disclaimer’- ‘misnomer’
Origin
From Anglo-Norman French (infinitive ending).
Pronunciation
-er
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